BOSTON — Carlos Beltran waited 16 years to make it to the World Series.

He lasted a little more than an inning.

Beltran was injured in Game 1 against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night when he crashed into the bullpen wall to deprive David Ortiz of a second-inning grand slam. The play turned a homer into a sacrifice fly — saving three runs but costing the Cardinals Beltran’s